My Ocianic Blue Ur restoration

[newsh]

Cheers John. We need to see some nice pics of your Ur at times like this

Here you go!








And since I washed it yesterday

[Tractor Dave]

[Tractor Dave]

After a break of about 10 days, I am back at it.
Underneath is 80% cleaned off.



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[jbrentd]

Nice work Dave!

newsh - that blue avant on boleros

[Lago Blue]

Thanks to all for the above discussion around the Koni install instructions etc., I'm going to add some of that into the Bilstein into MacP Strut thread, as at its root this addresses a shared threat with sensible alternate counter-measures. You may be interested to know I did find freeze/crush damage to one of my stock original Boge's which was so distorted, it was also difficult to remove from the strut. Having neither a drain-hole or oil-fill, the strut-tube had on its own become water-filled; of which, correct; didn't take much. My guess is it entered via the 6-sided opening in the OEM strut-tube cap-nut. Of course this wasn't apparent at the time, or fatal till winter and is interesting in that it is a little known variation on "Frozen Strut Syndrome" that in this case only (a conventional, sealed twin-tube type damper) does require freezing temperatures.

[Tractor Dave]

Windscreen removal did not go to plan.
Someone had used panel bond inside the seal. It was never going to end well.



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[SteveH]

Unlucky! I bet they are hard to find with that blue sun strip

[Tractor Dave]

Unlucky! I bet they are hard to find with that blue sun strip

Trick of the light. It's green. Apparently available.

[newsh]

Windscreen removal did not go to plan.
Someone had used panel bond inside the seal. It was never going to end well.



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I nearly said a bad word then

Make sure the two drain holes under the seal in the bottom corners are open through to the scuttle.

[Tractor Dave]

Thanks John. I will check those

[oldbiscuit]

[QUOTE=Tractor Dave;n2077287]The diff gets a good scrub.

The front ball joints got new rubbers.

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Hi Dave, I'm working on my 90 Quattro, had 2 new 19mm front ball Joint by wrong order, money been refunded, you can take it for free.

[Tractor Dave]

[QUOTE=oldbiscuit;n2082958]

The diff gets a good scrub.

The front ball joints got new rubbers.

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Hi Dave, I'm working on my 90 Quattro, had 2 new 19mm front ball Joint by wrong order, money been refunded, you can take it for free.

That is very kind of you. I have sent you a PM

[Tractor Dave]

Off she goes for serious welding (no G)!


I was going to do it myself but I have to admit that some of it is beyond my skill level.


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[tango123]

oh my That must have took some work getting it on the truck

[Tractor Dave]

oh my That must have took some work getting it on the truck

Just rolled straight on no problem. The dolly has wheels.


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